{"id":19983,"date":"2016-06-08T09:15:11","date_gmt":"2016-06-08T13:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=19983"},"modified":"2016-06-08T09:15:51","modified_gmt":"2016-06-08T13:15:51","slug":"demolition-to-start-june-13-at-the-hickman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=19983","title":{"rendered":"Demolition to start June 13 at The Hickman"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sharpless-Hall to be taken down to allow for new, better building<\/em><\/h2>\n
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The Sharpless-Hall Building at The Hickman will begin demolition next week.<\/p><\/div>\n

WEST CHESTER \u2014 As part of its plans to serve more Elders in West Chester, The Hickman, Friends Senior Community is scheduled to begin demolition of the existing Sharpless-Hall Building. In its place will be a new, larger building that will include a secure dementia program.\u00a0 This new program will be located on the first floor and the only one of its kind in West Chester.\u00a0 Demolition is scheduled to begin the week of June 13, 2016 with<\/span> the new building slated to open in late 2017.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Construction of the new building likely will commence during the summer of 2016 after demolition and site preparation.\u00a0 Additionally and reflecting The Hickman\u2019s Quaker values and commitment to sustainability, The Hickman is working to recycle, repurpose and salvage as much of the existing buildings\u2019 equipment and materials as possible.\u00a0 The Hickman has contracted with Benchmark Construction as General Contractor for the project, The new building also reflects a design in keeping with the general character of the surrounding neighborhood.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe are thrilled by the progress represented by the demolition milestone as we prepare to construct a new facility designed to meet the needs for the population we serve today and those we will serve in the future,\u201d said Mark Snyder, Chairman of the Board of Directors of The Hickman.\u00a0 \u201cAfter careful deliberation on how best to address the changing needs of seniors in our community, this new building will offer area residents an updated, enhanced and programmatically appropriate facility for seniors who choose to live in a community setting as well as those who need increased assistance and care.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The current 3-story, 28-unit Sharpless-Hall Building, is actually two buildings constructed in 1893 and 1896 and eventually connected to form one structure.\u00a0 It was originally designed as a boarding home for older single women who had no families to support them.\u00a0 Over the past 125 years, The Hickman\u2019s resident population has transitioned to now include men, seniors of all<\/span><\/p>\n

faiths and from all walks of life.\u00a0 In the past 15 years, The Hickman\u2019s average age of entry has gone from 75 to 85 years of age.\u00a0 As a result, residents are moving in with greater physical needs and less mental acuity including dementia; this has led to an increased need for personal care services.\u00a0 For these reasons and more it became increasingly clear that the existing structure could no longer support The Hickman\u2019s mission of delivering quality personal care services to an aging resident population in an affordable community environment.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The forty current residents, several of whom were relocated from Sharpless-Hall, will continue to live in the Hickman Building during the construction process.\u00a0 Demolition will take place during summer recess of West Chester Friends School to minimize disruption and traffic at the site.\u00a0 Although street access and traffic on North Walnut and East Marshall may be disrupted during construction, every effort will be<\/span> made to limit disruption and closures.\u00a0 More detailed information regarding construction activities will be issued in the coming weeks and months.\u00a0 Once construction begins, updates will be regularly posted on Facebook to keep neighbors and area residents informed.\u00a0 For detailed information on what to expect at and near the construction site, please visit thehickman.org<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The new structure, yet to be named, will be a 3-story, gable roof building featuring a secure, first-floor dementia care program with a dedicated outdoor garden. Supportive living and personal care services will be available on the 2<\/span>nd<\/sup><\/span> and 3<\/span>rd<\/sup><\/span> floors.\u00a0 Following a \u201chousehold model\u201d design, the new building will provide for more intimate living and opportunities for social interaction.\u00a0 Country kitchens and multiple dining rooms are also planned to offer more choice regarding residents\u2019 dining experience.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sharpless-Hall to be taken down to allow for new, better building WEST CHESTER \u2014 As part of its plans to serve more Elders in West Chester, The Hickman, Friends Senior Community is scheduled to begin demolition of the existing Sharpless-Hall Building. In its place will be a new, larger building that will include a secure […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19985,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[7566,4986,385],"class_list":["post-19983","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","tag-building-demolition","tag-the-hickman","tag-west-chester"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19983","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=19983"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19983\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19984,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19983\/revisions\/19984"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/19985"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=19983"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=19983"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=19983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}